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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Abbas, Associate Dean (Research), University of Sydney Martin Mecnarowski, Shutterstock. Every year, Australia buries millions of tonnes of waste in landfills. But these sites are filling fast, recycling has its own limitations, and most waste export is banned. So councils and state governments are looking for ... <a title="Waste-to-energy in Australia: how it works, where new incinerators could go, and how they stack up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/waste-to-energy-in-australia-how-it-works-where-new-incinerators-could-go-and-how-they-stack-up-254395/" aria-label="Read more about Waste-to-energy in Australia: how it works, where new incinerators could go, and how they stack up">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mara Davis Johnson, Lecturer in Creative and Performing Arts, University of Wollongong The Broadway community is today mourning the passing of Charles Strouse at the age of 96, the legendary composer behind hits like Bye Bye Birdie (1960), Applause (1970) and Annie (1976). Strouse was born on ... <a title="The sun will come out tomorrow: remembering the life and music of Charles Strouse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/the-sun-will-come-out-tomorrow-remembering-the-life-and-music-of-charles-strouse-251263/" aria-label="Read more about The sun will come out tomorrow: remembering the life and music of Charles Strouse">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Nethery, Associate professor of politics and policy, Deakin University Former Greens leader Adam Bandt’s 15-year career in federal parliament came to an end in a nondescript park in Melbourne, far from the seat of power in Canberra. He was there to concede defeat in the federal ... <a title="No chance to say goodbye – defeated MPs will rue not giving valedictory speeches" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/no-chance-to-say-goodbye-defeated-mps-will-rue-not-giving-valedictory-speeches-256569/" aria-label="Read more about No chance to say goodbye – defeated MPs will rue not giving valedictory speeches">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sheree Lloyd, Senior Lecturer in Health Services Management, University of Tasmania DC Studio/Shutterstock Medical records of hundreds of patients at a Sydney hospital’s cancer genetics service have been reviewed following irregularities related to care by a single specialist. According to St Vincent’s Hospital, in about 520 records, ... <a title="How accurate are my medical records? You might be surprised how often errors creep in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/how-accurate-are-my-medical-records-you-might-be-surprised-how-often-errors-creep-in-256233/" aria-label="Read more about How accurate are my medical records? You might be surprised how often errors creep in">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cher McGillivray, Assistant Professor in Psychology, Bond University Karhut/Shutterstock If you have a child in primary school you may not be expecting to help them manage romantic relationships. Surely this is an issue for the high school years? While young children do not experience romantic love in ... <a title="So your primary school child has a ‘boyfriend’ or ‘girlfriend’. Should you be worried?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/so-your-primary-school-child-has-a-boyfriend-or-girlfriend-should-you-be-worried-256111/" aria-label="Read more about So your primary school child has a ‘boyfriend’ or ‘girlfriend’. Should you be worried?">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Elfving-Hwang, Associate Professor (Korean Society and Culture), Dean International (Korea), Curtin University Shutterstock If you’re on TikTok, you may have come across “Hongdae boys” or “Hongdae guys” recently. In a social media context, the term refers to a group of young South Korean men who prey ... <a title="Viral ‘Hongdae boy’ videos expose the fringe group of South Korean men trying to sleep with foreign women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/viral-hongdae-boy-videos-expose-the-fringe-group-of-south-korean-men-trying-to-sleep-with-foreign-women-256475/" aria-label="Read more about Viral ‘Hongdae boy’ videos expose the fringe group of South Korean men trying to sleep with foreign women">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexia Maddox, Senior Lecturer in Pedagogy and Education Futures, La Trobe University De Visu/Shutterstock Australia’s move to ban under-16s from social media is receiving widespread praise. Other countries, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore and Japan, are also now reportedly considering similar moves. The ban was legislated ... <a title="A trial is testing ways to enforce Australia’s under-16s social media ban. But the tech is flawed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/a-trial-is-testing-ways-to-enforce-australias-under-16s-social-media-ban-but-the-tech-is-flawed-256332/" aria-label="Read more about A trial is testing ways to enforce Australia’s under-16s social media ban. But the tech is flawed">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jasleen Chhabra, Research Fellow, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne Monkey Business / Shutterstock Around 98% of Australian 15-year-olds use social media. Platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram are where young people connect with friends and online communities, explore and express their identities, ... <a title="Banning young people from social media sounds like a silver bullet. Global evidence suggests otherwise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/banning-young-people-from-social-media-sounds-like-a-silver-bullet-global-evidence-suggests-otherwise-256587/" aria-label="Read more about Banning young people from social media sounds like a silver bullet. Global evidence suggests otherwise">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Intifar Chowdhury, Lecturer in Government, Flinders University This election, a lot of focus was directed at young voters. With Millennials and Gen Z now making up a larger share of the electorate than Baby Boomers, this was deserved. But for all the attempts to reach these cohorts, ... <a title="This election, young people held the most political power. Here’s how they voted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/this-election-young-people-held-the-most-political-power-heres-how-they-voted-255769/" aria-label="Read more about This election, young people held the most political power. Here’s how they voted">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra With the future of the Coalition relationship on the line, Nationals leader David Littleproud drove to his Liberal counterpart Sussan Ley’s hometown of Albury this week. They had much to talk about, and it wasn’t going to be easy. Littleproud ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Ley and Littleproud have had a prickly relationship – can they negotiate a smooth future?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/15/grattan-on-friday-ley-and-littleproud-have-had-a-prickly-relationship-can-they-negotiate-a-smooth-future-256458/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Ley and Littleproud have had a prickly relationship – can they negotiate a smooth future?">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The ABC has called Labor wins in 93 of the 150 House of Representatives seats. The Coalition has won 43 seats, the Greens one and all Others ... <a title="Likely final House seat outcome: 94 Labor, 44 Coalition, 12 Others" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/15/likely-final-house-seat-outcome-94-labor-44-coalition-12-others-256568/" aria-label="Read more about Likely final House seat outcome: 94 Labor, 44 Coalition, 12 Others">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Fioritti, Lecturer in Politics, School of Social Sciences, Monash University Queensland Senator Larissa Waters is the new leader of the Australian Greens, following a two-hour partyroom meeting held in the wake of the party’s lacklustre performance in the May 3 election. Waters was elected unopposed. New ... <a title="Fresh start for the Greens, with new leader Larissa Waters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/15/fresh-start-for-the-greens-with-new-leader-larissa-waters-256453/" aria-label="Read more about Fresh start for the Greens, with new leader Larissa Waters">Read more</a>
